Society for Medical Anthropology

2014 Graduate Student Paper Prize

Deadline: September 26, 2014 @ 5pm

The Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Study Group (ADTSG) of the Society for Medical Anthropology requests submissions for the best graduate student paper in the anthropology of alcohol, drugs, tobacco or similar substances. Qualifying submissions will be judged by a committee of ADTSG members. The author of the winning paper will receive a cash award of $100 and her or his name will be announced in Anthropology News and at the Society for Medical Anthropology awards ceremony at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting in November. Submissions from all anthropological sub-disciplines are encouraged.

QUALIFYING CRITERIA

No more than 9,000 words

Must be based on original fieldwork and data

Must have been written in the past 12 months

Primary or first author must be a graduate student

Must be unpublished at the time of submission

JUDGEMENT CRITERIA

Originality of fieldwork and data

Richness of substantive or evidentiary materials

Clarity of anthropological methods

Linkage of work to anthropological literature

Effective use of theory and data

Organization, quality of writing, and coherence of argument

Contributions to anthropology of alcohol, drugs, tobacco or similar substances

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Please do not include your name or any identifying information in the paper itself

Papers must be double spaced and in PDF format (please include page numbers)

References should be formatted in the American Anthropologist style

Please submit an electronic copy to Tazin Karim, chair of ADTSG at karimtaz@msu.edu

Submissions must be received by 5:00PM EST, September 26, 2014 for full consideration

Questions may be directed to Tazin Karim at the above email address. We look forward to your submissions!